UCLG and the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments will be present during the 2025 ECOSOC Partnership Forum to bridge global agendas through localized partnerships for SDG transformation.
The 2025 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be held on 5 February 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme, “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind”. The Forum will place a special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will be reviewed at the 2025 high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF), namely Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being); Goal 5 (Gender Equality); Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth); Goal 14 (Life Below Water); and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
Local and regional governments will organize an official side event on 5th February 2025 in collaboration with Brazil (co-sponsors of the resolution at the 2nd UN-Habitat Assembly on Localization) and Morocco (co-facilitators of the Second World Social Development Summit). Registration is required. Please find the registration for Special Event Tickets in this link. Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025.
SDG 5 Action Segment
The Local Authorities Major Group, will be one of the co-organizers of the official SDG Action Segment for Goal 5, together with UN Women, UNFPA, Women’s Major Group, and the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism. The session will take place from 12.00 PM – 01.00 PM at the Trusteeship Council Chamber. We will be providing more information on this session when it is made available.
Together with the SDG Action Segment on Goal 5, the Forum will also count on action segments for Goals 3, 8, and 14. You can find the respective concept notes here.
Outcomes of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group of the 2025 ECOSOC Partnerships Forum
Following our participation in the Advisory Group, we are pleased to share the following developments: the summary of the meeting held on 25 November is now available here. Based on the insights from the meeting, the President of the ECOSOC has revised the ECOSOC Partnership Forum programme to include a panel on investment strategies for partnerships as part of the plenary session from 4:00 – 5:40 PM. The updated Forum concept note and programme are available here.
The summary report of the online stakeholder consultation ahead of the 2025 ECOSOC Partnership Forum is available here. Key takeaways include the urgency of addressing interconnected global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, displacement, and the digital divide, and the importance of effective partnerships driven by evidence-based approaches, tailored local solutions, and robust governance structures. Recommendations focus on creating dedicated hubs for collaboration, empowering local actors, including local governments, through capacity-building and technology transfer, and simplifying funding mechanisms, together with promoting inclusion of marginalized voices and robust monitoring frameworks.
Learn more at https://sdgs.un.org/2025ECOSOCPartnershipForum